Chapter ThreeAs soon as Demelza knew that the gentlemen had gone into dinner, she slipped down the secret passage to the ground floor and let herself out of a panelled wall onto a passage that led to the garden door.
She had taken the precaution of putting a dark cloak over her gown just in case anyone should see her moving through the garden.
It would be unlikely, but, as all her gowns were white, she knew that she stood out against the dark green leaves of the shrubs.
Nattie, who made all her gowns, had found that the cheapest material to be found in the small shops at Ascot or in Windsor was white muslin.
She had fashioned them in very much the same shape for the last five years – falling from a high waist they not only became Demelza, but because she was very slender gave her an et
